PLANTS Profile for Commelina erecta var. deamiana (whitemouth dayflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald
whitemouth dayflower

Symbol:

COERD

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

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Synonyms:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

COERG

Commelina erecta L. var. greenei Fassett

Distribution:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald


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USA (AR, AZ, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, NM, OK, TX, WI)

Related Taxa:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

View 10 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina, 3 varieties in Commelina erecta L.

Classification:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Commelinales
Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina L. – dayflower
Species	Commelina erecta L. – whitemouth dayflower
Variety	Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald – whitemouth dayflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
Commelina erecta
dayflower		Threatened
Michigan:
Commelina erecta
slender day-flower		Probably Extirpated
New Jersey:
Commelina erecta
slender dayflower		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Commelina erecta
slender day-flower		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527464.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:30 AM CDT